
The instrumental "YYZ" by Rush got its title from the transmitter code for Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Toronto, near where the band is from.

If what you get equals what you give away, you might as well give it all away. That's the concept behind "Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Glenn Frey of the Eagles played a bad guy in a 1985 episode of Miami Vice based on his song "Smuggler's Blues."

Rod Stewart wrote "Maggie May" about the woman who deflowered him when he was 16.

"Womanizer" was Britney Spears' comeback song, going to #1 about 10 months after she was institutionalized to get treatment for addictions and mental health issues.

The music video for "You Are A Tourist" by Death Cab For Cutie was done live on the internet, becoming the first live, scripted, single-take music video recorded that way.
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?
The Nails lead singer Marc Campbell talks about those 44 women he sings about over a stock Casio keyboard track. He's married to one of them now - you might be surprised which.
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.
Here's what happens when an opening act is really out of place with the headliner, like when Beastie Boys opened for Madonna.
Writing great prog metal isn't easy, especially when it's for 60 musicians.